who is our closest, strongest ally?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

and how many of them are there?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erYpXzE9Pxs&feature=player_embedded

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

Canada and U.K.

All those small countries he mentioned do punch above their weight.

Your man just needs a thesaurus.

 

[IronWing]

When meeting with foreign heads of allied states it would be bad form to refer to them as "our dear inconsequential friends".

 

[thraashman]

I guess he could just go tell other countries that they're incompetently running the Olympics.

 

[Anarchist420]

Nations are an illusion.

 

[Phokus]

UK, they'll follow our criminal/immoral actions without complaint.

 

[William Gaatjes]

The problem is that no one can be good at everything all the time.
That is where advisors come into play. I do have to admit, i would love to have seen him write his own speeches and speak his mind more often than to just be politically correct. When Obama started as president, he assumed he could make a lot of changes just like that. But he is not a dictator, he has not sole power over any decision made in the US. There is this whole political system in the US that must be confronted in order to make any change. He is a democratically chosen president in a democratic country where people can vote to allow changes. If you want something to be angry about, be angry about the power of the lobby on the government and the political system. With Obama it is not much different then Bush Jr. Personally i believe Bush Sr, had a vision of how the USA should function, but even he was limited in what he can do. Which is of course a good thing, looking back at all the decisions made by Bush Jr and group.

 

[lotus503]

Nations are an illusion.

Smoke more weed

 

[mammador]

UK, they'll follow our criminal/immoral actions without complaint.

who defines morality? nothing is moral or immoral, and anything goes.

 

[Oyeve]

Is sure as fuck aint israel.

 

[Perknose]

“Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.”
-- Lord Palmerston, English Statesman, 1784-1865

 

[Fayd]

and how many of them are there?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erYpXzE9Pxs&feature=player_embedded

the man needs a thesaurus.

 

[kage69]

Is sure as fuck aint israel.

The irony of that makes me smile.


I agree though, it's the UK. We share and collaborate so much regarding the military and intelligence that on some levels we are less like cousins and more like spouses.


I'll leave the subject of who is wearing the pants alone, don't want to offend any of my English and Scottish relatives. 😉

 

[Fayd]

Canada and U.K.

All those small countries he mentioned do punch above their weight.

Your man just needs a thesaurus.

I would have to agree that canada and the UK are our strongest allies, (both in terms of being allied with us and their military strength).

Beyond them, I'd have to look at what countries supplied troops to US-led causes in recent years. (say, since fall of Soviet Union)

as far as "punching above their weight", he's just flattering them. it's hard to "punch above your weight" when every country in your weight class is described as "punching above their weight".

 

[irishScott]

UK, Canada, Australia.

 

[Kadarin]

Clearly our bestest ally in the War on Terror has to be Pakistan. Fine country, that Pakistan.

 

[Rainsford]

UK, Canada, Australia.

Agreed, almost certainly in that order.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Clearly our bestest ally in the War on Terror has to be Pakistan. Fine country, that Pakistan.

I'm sending you the bill for my broken sarcasm meter.

 

[Rainsford]

Clearly our bestest ally in the War on Terror has to be Pakistan. Fine country, that Pakistan.

Pakistan is like that guy at everyone's workplace who people are forced to deal with to try to get certain things done but who everyone would much rather just beat with a baseball bat because he's either incompetent or intentionally sabotaging everyone else (or both).